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No-knead Onion Bread

Adapted from a recipe in the Campbell's Creative Cooking With Soup, page 205.
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Campbell's Creative Cooking With Soup, printed in 1985. As you read this recipe, the ingredients list will have Options and you can choose an option from the list below the ingredients. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Passive Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 16 servings

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Electric Mixer
  • Casserole (1½ quart)

Ingredients
  

  • Flour Option
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 packets active dry yeast
  • 1 can condensed French onion soup, (10½ oz / 298 g)
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup Cheese Option
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2 teaspoons Topping Option

OPTIONS

Flour - Use 1 Item

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus 1 cup rye flour
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour, plus 1½ cups whole wheat flour

Cheese - Use 1 Item

  • Romano cheese, grated
  • Cheddar cheese, shredded
  • American cheese, shredded

Topping - Use 1 Item

  • sesame seeds
  • poppy seeds
  • dried minced onion

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl, add 1 cup of the Flour Option, sugar, and yeast. Whisk to combine.
  • To a small sauce pan add the soup and butter, place on medium heat. Heat until very warm, 48° - 54° C (120° - 130° F), the butter does not need to be fully melted.
  • Using a mixer at low speed, slowly add soup mixture to the flour mixture, then at medium speed, beat for 3 minutes or until smooth.
  • Add the egg, Cheese Option, and 1 cup of the Flour Option. Beat for 2 minutes more.
  • Using a large sturdy spoon, stir in enough of the remaining Flour Option to make a stiff batter.
  • Cover and place in a warm place until doubled, about 1½ hours.
  • Grease a 1½ quart casserole dish. Stir down the batter and turn into the casserole dish.
  • Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. While the batter is rising, preheat your oven to 160° C (325° F).
  • When the batter has doubled, uncover, brush with water and sprinkle with the Topping Option.
  • Bake for 50 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped with your finger. Remove from oven and roll out from casserole dish and cool on a wire rack before slicing.
  • Slice and enjoy.

Notes

Low cost per serving.